PRESENTING THE PAST

Medium: Screenprint in colors on Saunders Waterford High White paper
Year: 2014
Sheet: 32×32 inches (81×81 cm)
Edition: 250
Artist’s Proofs: 50 AP
Publisher: Kawsone, New-York
Each signed, dated and numbered in pencil

 

This large-format, square composition features a dynamic arrangement of KAWS’s signature cartoon-inspired characters, which are hybrid figures that blend human and animated elements. It exemplifies KAWS’s artistic vocabulary of appropriating and reimagining pop culture, making art accessible to a broad audience. By using figures rooted in collective memory and imagination, such as characters from Mickey Mouse, Snoopy, or SpongeBob, KAWS creates a universal visual language that allows him to explore themes of memory, nostalgia, and the impact of consumer culture.

 

Auction Results

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Tate Ward Auctions: 18 September 2025
Estimated: GBP 6,000 – 8,000
GBP 7,500 / USD 10,160

KAWS (American 1974-)
‘Presenting The Past’, 2014
Screenprint in colors on Saunders Waterford 425 gm paper
Signed, dated, and numbered from an edition of 50 APs in pencil, the regular edition was 250
Published by Kawsome

SBI Art Auction: 25 October 2024
Estimated: JPY 1,200,000 – 1,800,000
JPY 1,437,500 / USD 9,438

KAWS
Presenting the Past, 2014
Screenprint
Signed, dated and numbered on the lower part
From the edition of 250

Christie’s London: 1 October 2024
Estimated: GBP 6,000 – 8,000
GBP 6,930 / USD 9,270

KAWS (B. 1974)
Presenting the Past, 2014
Screenprint in colors on wove paper
Signed, dated and numbered AP 32/50 in pencil
An artist’s proof aside from the edition of 250

Heritage Auctions: 2 August 2023
USD 7,500

KAWS
Presenting The Past, 2014
Screenprint in colors on wove paper
Signed, dated and numbered 85/250 in pencil

Phillips New-York: 20 April 2023
Estimated: USD 7,000 – 9,000
USD 11,430

Heritage Auctions: 18 April 2023
Estimated: USD 20,000 – 30,000
USD 18,750

KAWS
PRESENTING THE PAST, 2014
Screen-print in colors on Sanders Waterford paper
Signed, dated and numbered 107/250 in pencil